Castorone, located in the Black sea, the is one of the world’s largest and most technologically advanced pipelay vessels. Operating in S-lay configuration, it is capable of installing pipelines up to 60 inches in diameter in environments ranging from shallow waters to ultra-deepwater. Equipped with a DP3 dynamic positioning system, an advanced automated welding line, and a high-capacity pipelay system, Castorone delivers high production rates, precision, and reliability for complex offshore pipeline installation projects.

In production since 2004, In Salah Gas is a joint venture between Sonatrach, BP and Statoil (now Equinor). It is Algeria’s largest dry natural gas joint venture and one of the country’s key gas export projects supplying Southern Europe. The project has a production capacity of approximately 9 billion cubic metres of dry natural gas per year from seven gas fields located in the central Algerian Sahara.

The expansion of Western Desert Gas Complex (WDGC) is located in El-Amreya, Alexandria, Egypt. Once operational, the new Train D will increase WDGC’s production capacity to 1.5 bcfd, up from the current 950 MMcfd, with a capacity of 600 MMcfd. This expansion will not only boost the supply of ethane-propane mixture for Egyptian petrochemical producers but also increase WDGC’s production of LPG and condensates for the local market.